"Lone Star Law" Gulf Recon

1 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:13,811 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:15,880 Y'all gonna stick to one story? 3 00:00:19,620 --> 00:00:21,552 Oh, really? 4 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:24,021 Right now, this is between me and you, okay? 5 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:25,423 You get drugs involved, you know, 6 00:00:25,426 --> 00:00:26,891 you never know what can happen. 7 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:29,093 Get on the ground! Get on the ground! 8 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:30,895 What's that right there? 9 00:00:30,898 --> 00:00:32,429 Hello? State game warden. 10 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:35,366 Wake up. Wake up. Hey. 11 00:00:37,238 --> 00:00:39,804 Just get me close, just make sure there's no bodies on there. 12 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:45,143 ♪♪ 13 00:00:49,516 --> 00:00:51,382 [ Flies buzzing ] 14 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:52,583 [ Rattling ] 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,074 16 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,732 Man: A Texas game warden's job is to protect wild animals 17 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:09,867 and wild places, 18 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:12,403 keep the public safe and every now and again, 19 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:14,138 put a bad guy in jail. 20 00:01:17,611 --> 00:01:20,678 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 21 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:24,549 captions paid for by discovery communications 22 00:01:24,552 --> 00:01:28,219 ♪♪ 23 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:38,162 Easy to keep your stuff separated. 24 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:40,898 You just... Black goes in one bag 25 00:01:40,901 --> 00:01:43,501 and tan goes in the others. 26 00:01:43,504 --> 00:01:47,104 Narrator: Near corpus christi, Texas game warden Carmen rickel 27 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:49,841 prepares for a week-long special operation 28 00:01:49,844 --> 00:01:51,375 on the Gulf of Mexico. 29 00:01:51,378 --> 00:01:53,377 Female game warden's best secret right here. 30 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:56,447 So the guys don't think I actually carry makeup around, 31 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:59,650 it's in one of these little tactical pouches. 32 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:02,252 They get weirded out by girl stuff, 33 00:02:02,255 --> 00:02:06,958 so just try to make it less, um, traumatizing for 'em. 34 00:02:08,996 --> 00:02:12,596 I hate having to leave my husband. 35 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:13,865 He's good. 36 00:02:13,868 --> 00:02:16,000 He's very supportive. He's in law enforcement. 37 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:19,437 So he knows it's what the job calls for. 38 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:22,940 Bein' a female game warden, 39 00:02:22,943 --> 00:02:25,943 of all the law enforcement professions 40 00:02:25,946 --> 00:02:27,478 that I've been in or worked in, 41 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:29,881 it's probably the easiest place to work. 42 00:02:29,884 --> 00:02:31,348 Doesn't matter if you're a female, 43 00:02:31,351 --> 00:02:33,951 if you're a male, if... I mean, you are a game warden 44 00:02:33,954 --> 00:02:36,320 and that's really... that's it. 45 00:02:40,628 --> 00:02:43,427 Narrator: Rickel meets up with game warden Luis sosa 46 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:46,430 and k9 team Royce ilse and rusty. 47 00:02:46,433 --> 00:02:48,899 Rusty! Good boy. 48 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:50,635 Narrator: They'll patrol the Gulf, 49 00:02:50,638 --> 00:02:52,069 near the Mexican border. 50 00:02:52,072 --> 00:02:55,706 Um, this is an area that is used for illegal activity. 51 00:02:55,709 --> 00:02:57,107 Narrator: They can expect to encounter 52 00:02:57,110 --> 00:03:01,312 everything from illegal fishing to narcotics smuggling. 53 00:03:01,315 --> 00:03:03,380 Rusty gets a drug sniffing warm-up 54 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,916 before the team heads out onto the water. 55 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:07,918 So that smells like fish? 56 00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:10,054 Yeah, each one of these little boxes here 57 00:03:10,057 --> 00:03:11,923 has a odor in it. 58 00:03:11,926 --> 00:03:14,191 Like, this one has a whole bag of dog food in here. 59 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:15,459 This one has air fresheners. 60 00:03:15,462 --> 00:03:17,728 Narrator: One of the boxes has the scent 61 00:03:17,731 --> 00:03:20,397 of methamphetamine. 62 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,932 - [ Barks ] - Bounce the ball off the ground. 63 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:23,400 And you can say whatever you want, 64 00:03:23,403 --> 00:03:24,935 act like you're a person on the side of the road tryin' 65 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:27,338 to distract him. - Okay. 66 00:03:27,341 --> 00:03:29,473 Over there! Oh, oh, right here! 67 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:32,142 Right here! Oh, oh, right here! 68 00:03:32,145 --> 00:03:33,411 Right here! 69 00:03:33,414 --> 00:03:36,680 Get it! 70 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:37,949 Over here, over here! 71 00:03:37,952 --> 00:03:39,884 Narrator: Rusty ignores the distractions 72 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:41,619 and finds the meth. 73 00:03:41,622 --> 00:03:43,687 His reward is playtime. 74 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:45,289 Attaboy! 75 00:03:48,095 --> 00:03:50,027 Narrator: The team loads up everything 76 00:03:50,030 --> 00:03:52,163 they'll need for their week-long mission 77 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:55,366 including gas, water, and food. 78 00:03:55,369 --> 00:03:58,101 They travel to their home base for the next week, 79 00:03:58,104 --> 00:04:00,438 a floating cabin strategically located 80 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:04,408 near multiple counties and hard-to-reach waterways. 81 00:04:08,182 --> 00:04:13,184 500 miles north near Dallas, in the small city of waxahachie, 82 00:04:13,187 --> 00:04:14,585 game warden Jeff Powell 83 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:17,587 responds to a tip about a wildlife crime. 84 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:19,857 Uh, I've got a complainant that has an ex-girlfriend 85 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:22,993 that is pickin' up or killing owls 86 00:04:22,996 --> 00:04:25,463 and usin' the feathers and the talons. 87 00:04:25,466 --> 00:04:27,331 Narrator: The informant claims his ex-girlfriend 88 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:31,201 is using the bird parts to make southwestern-style folk art. 89 00:04:31,204 --> 00:04:34,138 Jeff: Owls are actually state and federally protected. 90 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:36,006 And they're a... They're a raptor. 91 00:04:36,009 --> 00:04:38,876 Nobody can possess any parts of 'em, 92 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:41,745 any feathers, or even possess the animal itself. 93 00:04:41,748 --> 00:04:42,947 Narrator: Anyone caught possessing, 94 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:44,615 selling, or killing an owl 95 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:48,619 faces thousands of dollars in fines. 96 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:50,688 I appreciate you callin' on this. 97 00:04:56,162 --> 00:04:57,294 Okay. 98 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,962 Right. 99 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:00,764 Now is she makin' dream catchers? 100 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,233 - Headdresses? - Solid headdresses. 101 00:05:02,236 --> 00:05:04,902 Okay. What are they made of? 102 00:05:04,905 --> 00:05:06,637 Really? 103 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,238 How long is it? 104 00:05:08,241 --> 00:05:11,575 Probably about 40, 50 owl feathers on it? 105 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:14,178 Really? It was probably more than one owl on that... 106 00:05:14,181 --> 00:05:15,379 - Yeah. - Specific one. 107 00:05:15,382 --> 00:05:18,049 Does... does, uh... 108 00:05:18,052 --> 00:05:19,483 Uh-huh. 109 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:31,595 - Well, they call them talons. - Right... 110 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:33,864 Really? How she... 111 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,899 - Has she sold some? - Yeah. 112 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:39,803 Okay. How many do you think she sold? 113 00:05:39,806 --> 00:05:41,338 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 114 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:43,006 There's always the black market. 115 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:45,142 Our problem with it is, is it's actually a supply/demand. 116 00:05:45,145 --> 00:05:48,079 You know, if there's a demand for it, and she's sellin' 'em, 117 00:05:48,082 --> 00:05:50,013 and people are wanting 'em, we wanna stop her. 118 00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:52,749 As long as she sells more of 'em, she'll go out of her way 119 00:05:52,752 --> 00:05:54,885 and try to kill 'em and try to get as many as she can 120 00:05:54,888 --> 00:05:56,821 so she can make a quick buck. 121 00:05:56,824 --> 00:05:58,889 Narrator: The man gives Powell multiple addresses 122 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:00,825 where his ex may be staying. 123 00:06:00,828 --> 00:06:03,527 One is a known drug house. 124 00:06:07,234 --> 00:06:08,899 Oh, really? 125 00:06:08,902 --> 00:06:10,368 Narrator: The illegal trafficking of wildlife 126 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:14,438 often involves narcotics or the sale of stolen property. 127 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:15,906 When you get drugs involved, you know, 128 00:06:15,909 --> 00:06:17,107 you never know what can happen. 129 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:19,710 It gets pretty dangerous real quick. 130 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:21,978 Instead of just goin' over there, doin' a cold knock, 131 00:06:21,981 --> 00:06:23,781 askin' about the owl feathers, 132 00:06:23,784 --> 00:06:26,117 you know, I kind of wanna regroup. 133 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,654 Narrator: Powell calls game warden John Thorne for backup. 134 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:33,190 Hey, John, it's Jeff. 135 00:06:33,193 --> 00:06:34,992 Basically, I wanted to see if you can maybe come up here 136 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:36,460 and, uh, give me help with this. 137 00:06:36,463 --> 00:06:37,895 It's kind of taken a turn. 138 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:44,334 Narrator: Back down south... 139 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:45,669 Breakfast is ready! 140 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:47,538 - Yay! - Whoo! 141 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:49,206 Narrator: Rickel and her team prep for a day 142 00:06:49,209 --> 00:06:52,142 out on the laguna madre, home to more finfish 143 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:54,879 than anywhere else on the Texas coast. 144 00:06:54,882 --> 00:06:56,680 Y'all ready for the weather? 145 00:06:56,683 --> 00:06:59,283 50% chance of showers and thunderstorm, 146 00:06:59,286 --> 00:07:01,952 southeast winds 11 to 20 miles an hour, 147 00:07:01,955 --> 00:07:04,755 gusting as high as 25. - [ Whistles ] 148 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:05,956 But people will still go out, 149 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:07,891 even though it's windy. - Oh, yeah. 150 00:07:07,894 --> 00:07:09,159 They're not gonna just stay in today 151 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:10,427 'cause it's windy. They're gonna go out and fish. 152 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:12,163 Yeah, they're gonna go somewhere. 153 00:07:14,902 --> 00:07:17,501 Narrator: Today's patrol will focus on fish checks 154 00:07:17,504 --> 00:07:21,238 to make sure everyone's only keeping their fair share. 155 00:07:21,241 --> 00:07:23,707 During our peak hours of our fishing season, 156 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:26,477 we can have hundreds of boats out in the water. 157 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,378 We're gonna be making sure that people are safe. 158 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:32,183 And we're gonna be checking fisheries inspections. 159 00:07:32,186 --> 00:07:34,117 If Texas game wardens were not conducting 160 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,519 a fisheries enforcement, 161 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:38,923 I believe that recreational and commercial fishermen 162 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:42,059 can deplete our resource very quickly. 163 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:43,460 All right, guys. 164 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:47,665 Let me see y'all's fishin' licenses and I.D.S. 165 00:07:47,668 --> 00:07:49,600 How many fish did you catch today? 166 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:51,335 Uh, I got... 167 00:07:51,338 --> 00:07:52,469 Oh, you got five total? 168 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:53,938 - Yes. - But you got two of 'em? 169 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:55,940 Okay. What kind? 170 00:07:55,943 --> 00:07:58,942 Uh... 171 00:07:58,945 --> 00:08:01,945 Two... two speckled trout? Okay. 172 00:08:01,948 --> 00:08:06,150 What's your date of birth? 173 00:08:06,153 --> 00:08:08,018 You don't know what your date of birth is? 174 00:08:11,558 --> 00:08:13,357 Narrator: Back near Dallas, 175 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,626 game warden Thorne and his canine, Justin, 176 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:19,363 join Powell in the owl parts investigation. 177 00:08:19,366 --> 00:08:21,031 Jeff called me because I've got my dog 178 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:22,766 trained in narcotics detection. 179 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:24,034 So in the event 180 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:26,036 that we do need to search something 181 00:08:26,039 --> 00:08:27,171 for some narcotics in... 182 00:08:27,174 --> 00:08:29,239 In conjunction with this wildlife case, 183 00:08:29,242 --> 00:08:31,775 we'll be ready, or if somebody runs, you know, 184 00:08:31,778 --> 00:08:34,311 we can track 'em. 185 00:08:34,314 --> 00:08:35,312 Narrator: The woman suspected of 186 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:37,181 illegally possessing owl parts 187 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:39,650 works at a local bowling alley. 188 00:08:39,653 --> 00:08:41,051 I have an informant inside. 189 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:43,854 He's gonna text me when she gets ready to leave. 190 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:45,455 And John's over there on the side 191 00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:46,923 in case she comes out the side door. 192 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:48,592 And I'm watchin' the front door. 193 00:08:53,634 --> 00:08:56,066 Hey, John. Got a text. She's walkin' out. 194 00:08:56,069 --> 00:08:58,202 - Stand by. - 10-4. 195 00:09:06,146 --> 00:09:08,679 [ Siren wails ] 196 00:09:08,682 --> 00:09:10,146 County, we'll be makin' a traffic stop 197 00:09:10,149 --> 00:09:11,749 at the, uh, tiger and 664 inn. 198 00:09:11,752 --> 00:09:14,251 Woman on radio: 10-4, 82. 199 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:19,690 Hey, ma'am, can you step back in your car? 200 00:09:19,693 --> 00:09:21,158 State police. 201 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:22,959 Do you have a driver's license? 202 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:23,961 It's expired? 203 00:09:23,964 --> 00:09:25,762 Do you mind stepping out for me? 204 00:09:25,765 --> 00:09:27,698 I'm gonna ask you a few questions. 205 00:09:27,701 --> 00:09:29,500 Do you have any, uh, owl feathers? 206 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:40,010 ♪♪ 207 00:09:40,013 --> 00:09:41,078 Woman on radio: 10-4, 82. 208 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:43,013 [ Siren wails ] 209 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:44,214 County, we'll be makin' a traffic stop 210 00:09:44,217 --> 00:09:46,817 at the, uh, tiger and 664 inn. 211 00:09:46,820 --> 00:09:49,152 Narrator: Near Dallas, game warden Jeff Powell 212 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:53,357 questions a woman suspected of illegally possessing owl parts. 213 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,961 Owls have been federally protected since 1918. 214 00:09:57,964 --> 00:10:01,097 Okay. 215 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:02,433 Mm-hmm. 216 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,602 Do you have any, uh, owl feathers? 217 00:10:06,707 --> 00:10:08,639 Where is the headdress now? 218 00:10:11,044 --> 00:10:12,643 What do you have there at your house? 219 00:10:12,646 --> 00:10:14,778 You have any dream catchers? 220 00:10:14,781 --> 00:10:20,517 Or do you have any owl parts or any... 221 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:24,521 You're kind of nervous on me. I have reason... you're... 222 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:27,724 Okay, well, I... I'm not dealin' with anybody else. 223 00:10:27,727 --> 00:10:29,593 I don't know, you know, who you're talkin' about. 224 00:10:29,596 --> 00:10:30,860 But right now, it's just between... 225 00:10:30,863 --> 00:10:32,663 - He won't leave me alone. - Me and you, okay? 226 00:10:32,666 --> 00:10:34,131 You mind us searchin' your car? 227 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:35,666 You have anything... 228 00:10:35,669 --> 00:10:37,949 Do you... do you have anything in your car that's illegal? 229 00:10:41,008 --> 00:10:42,740 Narrator: Down on the laguna madre, 230 00:10:42,743 --> 00:10:45,542 game warden sosa can't get a straight story 231 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:47,677 from a group of fishermen. 232 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:49,246 What's your date of birth? 233 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:53,817 You don't know what your date of birth is? 234 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,819 Yeah, that's the biggest flag you got right there. 235 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:56,953 How do you not know your date of birth? 236 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:58,355 You're a grown man. 237 00:10:58,358 --> 00:10:59,723 You should know your date of birth. 238 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:03,760 Okay. Do you have one? 239 00:11:03,763 --> 00:11:04,895 No? No? 240 00:11:04,898 --> 00:11:06,296 - Do you have one at all? - No. 241 00:11:06,299 --> 00:11:07,831 No? How many did you catch? 242 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:10,967 You didn't catch any. 243 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:14,238 How many fish did you catch, sir? 244 00:11:14,241 --> 00:11:15,972 - None that you kept? - [ Laughter ] 245 00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:21,378 How many... how many in the box that are yours, sir? 246 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:22,846 They're all his? 247 00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:24,314 - Okay. - I hooked 'em... 248 00:11:24,317 --> 00:11:26,583 Narrator: The group claims that the one licensed angler 249 00:11:26,586 --> 00:11:28,384 caught all the fish on board. 250 00:11:28,387 --> 00:11:30,320 Sosa's not buying it. 251 00:11:30,323 --> 00:11:32,723 Okay. You got a fishing license? 252 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:35,259 You gave me a hunting license. 253 00:11:35,262 --> 00:11:37,928 Give 'em enough rope, they're gonna hang themselves. 254 00:11:37,931 --> 00:11:40,063 Your brother-in-law loaned you the license 255 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:42,265 so someone else can use it? 256 00:11:42,268 --> 00:11:43,534 You carry it with you? 257 00:11:43,537 --> 00:11:46,470 You carry your brother-in-law's license? 258 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:49,406 I'll play your game. And as I'm questioning them, 259 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,075 I'm slowly leading them to the point 260 00:11:51,078 --> 00:11:52,276 where they're stuck. 261 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:55,145 They cannot go any further with their story. 262 00:11:55,148 --> 00:11:57,480 You're over on your limit on trout by one. 263 00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:59,482 There's six trout. 264 00:11:59,485 --> 00:12:02,753 So you... you're... you... You caught 'em all? 265 00:12:02,756 --> 00:12:05,022 Oh, come on, guys. 266 00:12:05,025 --> 00:12:07,958 Y'all gonna stick to one story? 267 00:12:07,961 --> 00:12:09,426 He caught 'em all? And he didn't catch 'em all? 268 00:12:09,429 --> 00:12:11,494 This is his license? No, it's not? 269 00:12:11,497 --> 00:12:13,697 Everybody said those were his fish. 270 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:15,099 So y'all lied to me then. 271 00:12:17,571 --> 00:12:19,703 I'm not gonna help you guys break the law. 272 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:22,039 My job is to enforce conservation laws 273 00:12:22,042 --> 00:12:23,573 when it comes to fisheries. 274 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:24,908 Seeing this upsets me. 275 00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,710 When you poach Texas waters, 276 00:12:26,713 --> 00:12:28,579 we're gonna take that personally. 277 00:12:28,582 --> 00:12:30,113 Two of the guys on the boat today 278 00:12:30,116 --> 00:12:31,648 are gonna be receiving citations. 279 00:12:31,651 --> 00:12:33,317 One of 'em will be receiving a citation 280 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,854 for having a speckled trout over his daily bag limit. 281 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:39,189 And the second individual's gonna be receiving a citation 282 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:40,857 for fishing without a license. 283 00:12:40,860 --> 00:12:42,659 Guys, y'all be safe on the water. 284 00:12:42,662 --> 00:12:45,796 Just get... get your licenses and stick to the limits. 285 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,397 - Okay. - Okay? 286 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:48,932 We go out every day with the idea 287 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:52,869 that if we can educate and prevent one person 288 00:12:52,872 --> 00:12:55,339 from taking over the daily bag limit 289 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:57,875 or taking more than... Than they should, 290 00:12:57,878 --> 00:12:59,543 if you add that up into a whole year, 291 00:12:59,546 --> 00:13:02,346 that it'll make a difference. 292 00:13:02,349 --> 00:13:03,747 All right. Good job. 293 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:05,282 Just workin' your way through that one. 294 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,951 And that's how it's done. 295 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:11,088 Oh! [ Laughs ] 296 00:13:14,694 --> 00:13:17,294 Narrator: Back near Dallas, game warden Powell 297 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,163 continues to question the suspect 298 00:13:19,166 --> 00:13:21,030 about illegal owl parts. 299 00:13:21,033 --> 00:13:22,432 Do you... do you have anything in your car 300 00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:24,701 that's illegal? Drugs? Okay. 301 00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:26,270 Do you mind me takin' a look inside? 302 00:13:35,182 --> 00:13:36,446 [ Dog barks ] 303 00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:39,182 Uh, my dog indicated and alerted on your car, okay? 304 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,584 I'm gonna search the inside of it. 305 00:13:40,587 --> 00:13:42,252 Is there anything in there that's gonna hurt the dog? 306 00:13:42,255 --> 00:13:46,323 Needles, razor blades, knives? 307 00:13:46,326 --> 00:13:49,493 Hey, you're in. You're in. You're in. 308 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,434 Narrator: The dog alerts on a bag. 309 00:14:00,473 --> 00:14:04,207 We got some marijuana, some meth residue. 310 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:05,608 That's a lot in there... 311 00:14:05,611 --> 00:14:07,410 There's a gram right there, at least. 312 00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:10,347 There's a pipe here. I don't know what's in it yet. 313 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:11,882 Narrator: Possession of any amount of meth 314 00:14:11,885 --> 00:14:15,619 is a felony in Texas, punishable by jail time. 315 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:18,889 With our wildlife crimes, sometimes they involve drugs. 316 00:14:18,892 --> 00:14:21,959 Okay, what I need you to do is turn around for me, okay? 317 00:14:21,962 --> 00:14:24,027 Hands behind your back. 318 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:26,363 You have the right to remain silent. 319 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:28,699 Narrator: After reading the suspect her rights, 320 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:30,500 Powell places her under arrest. 321 00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:33,303 Now, you're livin'... You're livin' over at ceralvo? 322 00:14:33,306 --> 00:14:35,038 - No. - Have you stayed there? Okay. 323 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:38,441 Huh? 324 00:14:38,444 --> 00:14:39,642 I'm sorry? 325 00:14:39,645 --> 00:14:41,711 You're done talking? Okay. 326 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:44,114 That's your right, ma'am. 327 00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:46,249 Narrator: The woman's headed to jail, 328 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:48,852 but the wardens still need to locate her stash 329 00:14:48,855 --> 00:14:52,722 of illegal owl parts. 330 00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:54,591 200 miles east, 331 00:14:54,594 --> 00:14:57,261 near the small city of texarkana... 332 00:14:57,264 --> 00:14:58,929 Here you go. Good job. 333 00:14:58,932 --> 00:15:00,464 Narrator: Game warden Shawn hervey 334 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:04,134 and Daniel Kessler go fishing, but not for pleasure. 335 00:15:04,137 --> 00:15:05,936 Fitting to be okay. Here, hold this. 336 00:15:05,939 --> 00:15:07,337 Give me the rope. 337 00:15:07,340 --> 00:15:10,740 Go in there. There you go. You got it now. Good job. 338 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:12,342 Narrator: A young alligator made its way 339 00:15:12,345 --> 00:15:14,478 into a woman's private pond. 340 00:15:14,481 --> 00:15:16,879 She wants it out before it becomes a danger 341 00:15:16,882 --> 00:15:18,148 to her grandchildren. 342 00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:20,817 - You want tape? - Yeah. 343 00:15:25,091 --> 00:15:26,223 You wanna pet her? 344 00:15:26,226 --> 00:15:27,291 Come here. She ain't gonna do nothing. 345 00:15:27,294 --> 00:15:28,425 We got her. 346 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:30,560 See how soft she really is? 347 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:31,895 It don't feel like a lizard skin. 348 00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:33,062 You wanna feel her? 349 00:15:33,065 --> 00:15:34,297 Come here. I'll hold her. 350 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:36,099 - Can I feel her tail? - Yeah, feel her tail. 351 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:37,167 Oh. 352 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:40,303 - Goodbye, sparkles. - Goodbye, sparkles. 353 00:15:40,306 --> 00:15:41,438 I'm gonna take her down to the police camp 354 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:42,839 and let her go. 355 00:15:42,842 --> 00:15:44,507 I-I'm gonna tell you, don't be shocked 356 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:47,844 if they show back up 'cause I've moved 'em several miles. 357 00:15:47,847 --> 00:15:48,979 Well, I have your number, so... 358 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:51,381 Yes, ma'am. 359 00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:53,383 And we will go release sparkles 360 00:15:53,386 --> 00:15:56,920 into the sulfur river below the Wright patman dam. 361 00:15:56,923 --> 00:15:58,788 Yeah, I was thinkin', if we ended up puttin' her 362 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:00,924 down here, it's a good chance she's gonna be right back there. 363 00:16:00,927 --> 00:16:02,325 Yeah, she'd come back home next week. 364 00:16:02,328 --> 00:16:03,860 Yeah. 365 00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:05,328 Me and Daniel have been partners goin' 366 00:16:05,331 --> 00:16:07,597 on somewhere between two and three years. 367 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,200 We're probably exact opposites in real life. 368 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:13,003 Uh, Shawn is high-speed. 369 00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:15,805 He has two speeds... dead steel and 100 miles an hour. 370 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:17,407 I'm totally the opposite. 371 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:21,078 That's probably why we get along so good workin' together. 372 00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:23,413 Narrator: Hervey and Kessler are the only game wardens 373 00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:27,551 in the county, a rural county that borders Texas, Oklahoma, 374 00:16:27,554 --> 00:16:29,286 and Arkansas. 375 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:31,955 This close to multiple states, it's not uncommon 376 00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:33,490 for us to find somebody that's committed crimes 377 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:35,425 in all three states. 378 00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:37,961 If we stop a vehicle for a hunting violation, 379 00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:40,363 and they've got drugs, or they're drunk or something 380 00:16:40,366 --> 00:16:43,833 like that going on also, we will handle it. 381 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:47,437 - Here, you wanna let her go? - It don't matter. 382 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,239 Okay, she's yours. 383 00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:51,041 Oh, man. 384 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:54,911 We out of here. 385 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,652 At night, 386 00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:07,323 you seem to run into more of your felony-related crimes. 387 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:08,458 Where to, Daniel? You pick it. 388 00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:10,193 - And I'll drive it. - Barry. 389 00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:12,796 Barry? Barry it is. 390 00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:13,997 Hervey: Working at night, it's... 391 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,532 It's a very good idea to have a partner, 392 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,868 which we always work together. 393 00:17:17,871 --> 00:17:19,202 It's an officer-safety issue. 394 00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:20,804 And you just don't know what you're gonna walk 395 00:17:20,807 --> 00:17:23,073 into all the time. 396 00:17:23,076 --> 00:17:26,075 Oh, dust. Pfft. 397 00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:29,412 We're gonna have to let that settle. 398 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:32,148 Narrator: Hervey and Kessler head to a park near bringle lake 399 00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:35,218 that's closed to the public after dark. 400 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:39,155 It's a known hot spot for drugs and underaged drinking. 401 00:17:39,158 --> 00:17:40,357 We got a vehicle. 402 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:42,559 We got multiple vehicles. 403 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:43,693 Are they gonna come out? 404 00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:46,730 At least five vehicles, comin' out right now. 405 00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:51,434 Narrator: When the wardens turn on their lights, 406 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:54,637 the first truck in the line tries to make a quick getaway. 407 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,507 Red and blue lights mean stop. 408 00:17:57,510 --> 00:18:01,311 Yeah? Yeah, in the ditch? Why you takin' off so fast? 409 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:09,452 ♪♪ 410 00:18:09,455 --> 00:18:12,588 Narrator: In bowie county, game wardens hervey and Kessler 411 00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,059 encounter a string of cars in a hurry to leave the area. 412 00:18:16,062 --> 00:18:18,395 Why you takin' off so fast? 413 00:18:18,398 --> 00:18:19,795 Well, I'm gonna hit the red and blue lights. 414 00:18:19,798 --> 00:18:21,331 And you're not checkin' up. You run off the road. 415 00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:22,799 You're gonna try and go around me... 416 00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:24,534 - Oh, no, I wasn't... - Until your truck bottoms out. 417 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:25,735 Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were wantin' 418 00:18:25,738 --> 00:18:28,004 to talk to, like... - Okay. 419 00:18:28,007 --> 00:18:29,339 Take a look at your I.D. Real quick, bud. 420 00:18:29,342 --> 00:18:30,607 Yes, sir. 421 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:32,509 What we doin' down here tonight? 422 00:18:35,748 --> 00:18:37,214 Okay. 423 00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:39,816 Narrator: The game wardens question each car separately 424 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:41,551 so the partiers don't have a chance 425 00:18:41,554 --> 00:18:43,286 to change their stories. 426 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:46,156 What y'all doin' tonight? 427 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:47,290 I mean, special occasion or anything? 428 00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:48,291 A birthday. 429 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:49,426 Oh, whose birthday? 430 00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:50,893 Uh, b.J. 431 00:18:50,896 --> 00:18:52,495 Anything illegal in the vehicle tonight? 432 00:18:52,498 --> 00:18:53,897 - Nothing, no. - Nothing illegal. 433 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:56,232 So y'all just came down here to... 434 00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:58,969 We're just hangin' around, camping with a little campfire. 435 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:01,571 - A campfire? - Yeah. 436 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:06,176 Okay. Chill out for me. I'll be right back with you. 437 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:07,577 Anything illegal in the vehicle tonight? 438 00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:09,179 I mean, I can promise you we don't have anything... 439 00:19:09,182 --> 00:19:10,646 Well, no, I'm not sayin' you do. 440 00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:12,449 I'm... well, you're of age to drink. 441 00:19:12,452 --> 00:19:14,184 I mean, that's not the deal here. 442 00:19:14,187 --> 00:19:17,387 Uh, it's just a known drug hangout, too. 443 00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:19,589 Technically, this is a city park. 444 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:22,925 And by city ordinances, they close at sunset. 445 00:19:22,928 --> 00:19:24,060 We didn't... I'm sorry. We didn't... 446 00:19:24,063 --> 00:19:25,128 I'm not sayin' anything. 447 00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:27,264 It just looked suspicious to us 448 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:28,731 because as soon as we start pullin' up, 449 00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:30,399 people are flyin' out. 450 00:19:30,402 --> 00:19:31,668 Who else is with you back here? 451 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:32,936 One of the guys isn't with us. 452 00:19:32,939 --> 00:19:34,804 He's the guy in the white truck up there. 453 00:19:34,807 --> 00:19:38,341 He got... he was here when we got out here. 454 00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:39,876 - What story? - A birthday party. 455 00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:41,077 Yeah. 456 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:42,412 Narrator: The stories line up. 457 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:44,881 They were all out here for a birthday party 458 00:19:44,884 --> 00:19:46,283 except for one truck. 459 00:19:46,286 --> 00:19:48,418 So who... are y'all not with these people or what? 460 00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:49,819 None of these. We don't know a single person out here. 461 00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:51,287 Y'all don't know what's goin' on? 462 00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:53,022 Okay. So what are y'all doin', just hangin' out or what? 463 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:54,224 Yeah, we're just drivin' around. 464 00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:55,692 - Any weapons in the vehicle? - No, sir. 465 00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:58,228 Guns, knives, anything like that? 466 00:19:58,231 --> 00:19:59,829 Weed, alcohol? No. 467 00:19:59,832 --> 00:20:00,763 - I got a knife in my purse. - Ah. 468 00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:02,032 - All right. - Oh, and I... 469 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:04,433 - And I do, I guess... - Well, that's fine. 470 00:20:04,436 --> 00:20:06,115 You can leave it in your pocket. Man: Okay. 471 00:20:10,576 --> 00:20:11,641 This is not you. 472 00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:13,843 - Oh. - This is him. 473 00:20:13,846 --> 00:20:16,046 So you don't have your I.D.? 474 00:20:16,049 --> 00:20:18,982 Narrator: Kessler suspects the teens are hiding something. 475 00:20:18,985 --> 00:20:20,583 Hey, why don't you step out real quick? 476 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:24,721 - All right, sir. - Don't drop your phone. 477 00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:29,192 Narrator: 600 miles south of the Gulf of Mexico, 478 00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:31,127 game warden rickel and her team gear up 479 00:20:31,130 --> 00:20:33,730 for night patrol near the border. 480 00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:35,465 It's prime time for smugglers, 481 00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:38,802 who may be traveling up the coast with contraband. 482 00:20:38,805 --> 00:20:42,071 It's a corridor used for drug trafficking 483 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,007 and illegal human smuggling 484 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:46,209 that circumvents the land checkpoint. 485 00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:48,345 It's a straight shot, um, from Mexico 486 00:20:48,348 --> 00:20:50,547 if you wanted to get around the checkpoint. 487 00:20:50,550 --> 00:20:51,681 They're not gonna expect 488 00:20:51,684 --> 00:20:53,416 for us to be out patrolling at this hour, 489 00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:56,552 so hopefully the potential for a surprise 490 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:58,822 will work to our advantage. 491 00:20:58,825 --> 00:21:01,091 Narrator: They head towards the brownsville shrimp basin 492 00:21:01,094 --> 00:21:03,092 to start their patrol. 493 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:06,562 They're looking for boaters, but find something else. 494 00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:08,764 - Camera. - Can you just get me closer? 495 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:10,700 Make sure there's no bodies on there. 496 00:21:10,703 --> 00:21:11,835 Yep, yep. 497 00:21:11,838 --> 00:21:14,103 Narrator: Game warden rickel needs to find out 498 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:16,039 if anyone's on board. 499 00:21:16,042 --> 00:21:17,373 Yeah. Or look at that right there. 500 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:19,242 Can you get me there? 501 00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:21,444 It looks like the cabin is what's on fire. 502 00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:23,913 So hopefully the fire department can extinguish that fire 503 00:21:23,916 --> 00:21:27,517 before we get to the fuel tanks. 504 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,253 It's got another shrimp boat on its port side, 505 00:21:30,256 --> 00:21:32,055 another one tied up just on the stern. 506 00:21:32,058 --> 00:21:34,190 So we obviously don't wanna have 507 00:21:34,193 --> 00:21:37,527 a bigger issue on our hands here. 508 00:21:37,530 --> 00:21:39,062 Narrator: Rickel needs to move fast, 509 00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:44,133 before the fire spreads to the other boats or the dock. 510 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:47,937 Back in bowie county, game warden Kessler 511 00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:48,938 questions the teen 512 00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:51,607 who is unable to produce a valid I.D. 513 00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:52,608 What's your name? 514 00:21:52,611 --> 00:21:53,743 - Damian. - Come back here, Damian. 515 00:21:53,746 --> 00:21:55,745 Let me talk to you. 516 00:21:55,748 --> 00:21:58,280 Damien, if a drug dog comes out here, 517 00:21:58,283 --> 00:22:00,282 will he hit on you or you vehicle 518 00:22:00,285 --> 00:22:01,351 or any of your passengers? 519 00:22:01,354 --> 00:22:02,886 - No, sir. - None at all? 520 00:22:02,889 --> 00:22:04,554 No. 521 00:22:06,559 --> 00:22:08,224 They're real nervous, real defensive. 522 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:09,426 You know, a blazer, 523 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:11,627 there could be some drug connection 524 00:22:11,630 --> 00:22:13,296 or some drugs in the vehicle. 525 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:14,964 We're gonna run the individuals real quick and see 526 00:22:14,967 --> 00:22:19,302 if they have a local history or if they're wanted by anybody. 527 00:22:19,305 --> 00:22:22,905 Come over a sec. So what are y'all doin' tonight? 528 00:22:22,908 --> 00:22:25,241 Okay. It... who's got the weed in the truck? 529 00:22:25,244 --> 00:22:26,308 'Cause I smell something 530 00:22:26,311 --> 00:22:29,712 that doesn't smell like cigarettes. 531 00:22:29,715 --> 00:22:31,481 Okay. What about either one of them? 532 00:22:34,387 --> 00:22:35,652 Savannah, there's no reason 533 00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:37,387 for a drug dog to hit on anything in this vehicle, 534 00:22:37,390 --> 00:22:39,989 is there, or on y'all? 535 00:22:39,992 --> 00:22:41,924 Everybody keep... Everybody keeps tellin' me... 536 00:22:41,927 --> 00:22:46,061 Nobody will give me a definite answer. 537 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:48,465 She smokes weed every day but not today. 538 00:22:48,468 --> 00:22:52,402 [ Woman speaks indistinctly over radio ] 539 00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:55,205 82, 7-2 central, go ahead. 540 00:23:00,213 --> 00:23:02,545 Narrator: One of the teens is a wanted man. 541 00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:04,614 Hey, come here. 542 00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:06,081 Turn around, put your hands behind your back. 543 00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:07,550 You have a warrant out of the city of texarkana 544 00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:09,552 for your arrest. 545 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:12,888 [ Handcuffs click ] 546 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:15,425 Working at night, you're gonna run into things 547 00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:18,961 that aren't necessarily parks and wildlife involved. 548 00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:20,830 Anything that's a significant crime 549 00:23:20,833 --> 00:23:21,898 that needs to be addressed, 550 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:24,501 we won't hesitate to stop and address. 551 00:23:24,504 --> 00:23:26,669 Go ahead. Y'all get out of here. 552 00:23:28,775 --> 00:23:31,441 Narrator: The game wardens send his friends on their way 553 00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:34,110 and take the teen to the bowie county jail. 554 00:23:40,052 --> 00:23:42,986 Back down south, the game wardens 555 00:23:42,989 --> 00:23:46,388 can't get their boat any closer to the burning trawler, 556 00:23:46,391 --> 00:23:50,326 so rickel goes in on foot. 557 00:23:50,329 --> 00:23:51,594 Rickel: We're gonna go ahead and just work our way 558 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:53,396 up around the other side. 559 00:23:53,399 --> 00:23:54,998 Narrator: She checks the dock for anyone 560 00:23:55,001 --> 00:23:57,066 who may be trapped by the Blaze, 561 00:23:57,069 --> 00:24:01,204 while sosa keeps a close watch on the situation from the water. 562 00:24:01,207 --> 00:24:02,872 At this point, we don't know what's on the boat. 563 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,240 But usually just a normal boat's gonna 564 00:24:04,243 --> 00:24:06,142 have a large capacity for fuel. 565 00:24:06,145 --> 00:24:07,744 You know, that's highly flammable, 566 00:24:07,747 --> 00:24:11,681 lots of electrical wires, grease on the... all the cables. 567 00:24:11,684 --> 00:24:15,151 Narrator: The flames are within feet of the boat's gas tanks. 568 00:24:15,154 --> 00:24:17,387 Rickel needs to get out. 569 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,266 Hey, look at that right there. Can you get me there? 570 00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:32,869 Narrator: Down on the Gulf, game warden rickel 571 00:24:32,872 --> 00:24:35,004 checks the dock near the burning shrimp boat 572 00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:36,806 for anyone who may be trapped. 573 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:39,142 At this point, we don't know what's on the boat. 574 00:24:39,145 --> 00:24:42,345 Narrator: She's the first on scene. 575 00:24:42,348 --> 00:24:44,013 [ Siren wails, horn honks ] 576 00:24:44,016 --> 00:24:46,749 Narrator: She doesn't find anyone onboard. 577 00:24:46,752 --> 00:24:48,952 They've got some mooring lines and some cables 578 00:24:48,955 --> 00:24:50,219 that are going from the boat 579 00:24:50,222 --> 00:24:52,288 that caught fire to the boat next to it. 580 00:24:52,291 --> 00:24:53,689 Sometimes they're the same owner. 581 00:24:53,692 --> 00:24:55,825 So we're gonna find out who the owner is. 582 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:02,498 Narrator: In bowie county, hervey and Kessler 583 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:05,768 are deep into night patrol. 584 00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:08,104 - What's that right there? - Looks like taillights. 585 00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:09,839 I don't see headlights, though. 586 00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:30,393 Hello? State game warden. 587 00:25:30,396 --> 00:25:34,530 Your first major concern that I have is, 588 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:36,532 is this vehicle involved in an accident? 589 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:40,469 Two, is the driver's well-being okay? 590 00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:43,306 And three, what do we need to do to help him? 591 00:25:50,683 --> 00:25:54,617 - Yes? - Hello? State game warden. 592 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:56,319 You all right? 593 00:25:59,825 --> 00:26:03,092 Narrator: Back down south, the game wardens 594 00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:05,762 locate the owner of the burning boat. 595 00:26:06,031 --> 00:26:08,998 [ Sosa and man speaking Spanish ] 596 00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:13,770 Narrator: He explains that he was having work done on it. 597 00:26:13,773 --> 00:26:15,838 He says that the fuel tanks are empty. 598 00:26:15,841 --> 00:26:17,706 Okay, good. 599 00:26:17,709 --> 00:26:20,176 Something like this falls into our... 600 00:26:20,179 --> 00:26:22,979 Our core mission as Texas game wardens. 601 00:26:22,982 --> 00:26:25,381 Obviously, this is a vessel in our Texas waters. 602 00:26:25,384 --> 00:26:26,649 If it goes under 603 00:26:26,652 --> 00:26:29,452 or if it causes damage to our waterways, yeah, 604 00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:32,188 we need to address the situation. 605 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:35,391 Narrator: The fire department puts out the Blaze, 606 00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:38,728 and the game wardens resume their patrol of the Gulf. 607 00:26:41,534 --> 00:26:43,799 The team is equipped with infrared goggles 608 00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:48,804 and special sonar to help them see in the dark. 609 00:26:48,807 --> 00:26:50,273 There's a lot of fishing cabins 610 00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,475 off of this channel. 611 00:26:52,478 --> 00:26:54,010 And a lot of recreational fishermen 612 00:26:54,013 --> 00:26:56,345 like to come out here and do some night fishing 613 00:26:56,348 --> 00:26:57,613 off these cabins. 614 00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,749 So we're gonna patrol the area 615 00:26:59,752 --> 00:27:02,151 and ensure that everybody's following our, uh, 616 00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:03,552 fishing regulation. 617 00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:04,887 While we're doing that, though, 618 00:27:04,890 --> 00:27:07,023 we gotta keep in mind all the other dangers 619 00:27:07,026 --> 00:27:08,357 that can come up out here. 620 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,226 Uh, we don't know. We might be stopping a boat 621 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:12,561 or... or, uh, pulling up to a house 622 00:27:12,564 --> 00:27:16,232 where there's something other than fishing goin' on, so... 623 00:27:16,235 --> 00:27:17,700 Narrator: Out on the water, 624 00:27:17,703 --> 00:27:21,170 the wardens see a fast-moving light in the distance. 625 00:27:21,173 --> 00:27:24,907 On the left side of... Left to center. 626 00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:30,780 At this hour, 627 00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:33,916 the potential to run into illegal human smuggling, 628 00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:36,853 illegal narcotics smuggling, is pretty high. 629 00:27:36,856 --> 00:27:40,523 I mean, this area is known for having high traffic 630 00:27:40,526 --> 00:27:44,393 for those two illegal activities. 631 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:47,997 Uh-oh. What happened to the light? 632 00:27:49,535 --> 00:27:52,335 [ Thunderclap ] 633 00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:54,270 Narrator: Back in bowie county, 634 00:27:54,273 --> 00:27:57,006 the driver is still unresponsive. 635 00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,275 Wake up. You all right? 636 00:27:59,278 --> 00:28:01,811 Narrator: The game wardens see no signs 637 00:28:01,814 --> 00:28:06,415 of injury or damage to the car. 638 00:28:06,418 --> 00:28:07,684 Yeah. 639 00:28:07,687 --> 00:28:09,152 Narrator: Another team of wardens 640 00:28:09,155 --> 00:28:12,021 and local sheriff's deputies arrive. 641 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:13,690 Hey! 642 00:28:13,693 --> 00:28:15,558 When you wake somebody up like that, 643 00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:17,960 and they can be intoxicated on drugs, 644 00:28:17,963 --> 00:28:19,962 sometimes they turn very violent. 645 00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,497 And there's safety in numbers. 646 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:23,099 So the more officers you have there, 647 00:28:23,102 --> 00:28:24,166 the better off you are. 648 00:28:24,169 --> 00:28:26,435 Hey! 649 00:28:26,438 --> 00:28:27,503 So, at this time, 650 00:28:27,506 --> 00:28:29,238 we're gonna do a sternum rub on him, 651 00:28:29,241 --> 00:28:32,108 which is an up-and-down motion on the chest bone 652 00:28:32,111 --> 00:28:36,178 in an attempt to stimulate him out of his slumber. 653 00:28:36,181 --> 00:28:37,312 Wake up! 654 00:28:37,315 --> 00:28:39,115 [ Coughs ] 655 00:28:39,118 --> 00:28:40,383 After several attempts 656 00:28:40,386 --> 00:28:42,384 and several minutes, we have got him awake. 657 00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:47,056 [ Woman speaks indistinctly over radio ] 658 00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:48,524 Do you have any idea where you are 659 00:28:48,527 --> 00:28:50,726 and what's goin' on right now? 660 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:53,329 - Here. - Where's here? 661 00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:54,931 Where are you right now? 662 00:28:56,802 --> 00:29:00,669 Over at your sister's? Where does your sister stay? 663 00:29:00,672 --> 00:29:01,870 - Off of 59? - Off of 59? 664 00:29:01,873 --> 00:29:03,939 You think you're off of 59 right now? 665 00:29:03,942 --> 00:29:06,475 - Yeah, I am. - Well, you're a far cry from it. 666 00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:10,479 How much we had to drink? 667 00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:11,814 All right. Look right here real quick. 668 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:13,049 Follow my finger. 669 00:29:16,822 --> 00:29:19,222 Yeah, you're lookin' at it. 670 00:29:19,225 --> 00:29:20,556 Can you walk? 671 00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:21,690 Yes, sir. 672 00:29:21,693 --> 00:29:22,892 Well, let's step out of the vehicle. 673 00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:25,895 Yes, sir. Yes, sir. No problem at all. 674 00:29:27,365 --> 00:29:29,165 Anything in your pockets or anything? 675 00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:31,099 No, sir. No, sir. 676 00:29:31,102 --> 00:29:33,102 Narrator: The game wardens have probable cause 677 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:34,837 to search the man's vehicle. 678 00:29:37,375 --> 00:29:39,008 That... 679 00:29:43,916 --> 00:29:47,382 We have found k2 in his car. 680 00:29:47,385 --> 00:29:51,587 K2 is a brand name for synthetic marijuana. 681 00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:53,990 It is a new drug in Texas. 682 00:29:53,993 --> 00:29:56,392 Several kids have died from the ingestion of it. 683 00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:58,861 Several adults have died from the ingestion of it. 684 00:29:58,864 --> 00:30:01,264 He's on probably a drug and alcohol cocktail. 685 00:30:01,267 --> 00:30:03,131 Take a deep breath. Blow through that straw. 686 00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:05,868 Don't stop until I tell you to. Got it, bro? 687 00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:07,936 [ Blows air ] 688 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:09,672 Stop. 689 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:14,810 - What's that say? - .179. 690 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,011 .179? 691 00:30:16,014 --> 00:30:17,613 A .179. 692 00:30:17,616 --> 00:30:19,015 Narrator: The man's blood alcohol level 693 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:21,483 is twice the legal limit. 694 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:23,285 That's exactly right. Turn around. 695 00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:25,287 Place your hands behind your back. 696 00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:26,822 I'm not arresting you for d.W.I. 697 00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:29,158 'Cause I did not see you driving the vehicle. 698 00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:31,027 We are arresting you for public intox 699 00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:33,229 'cause you're a danger to yourself and others out here 700 00:30:33,232 --> 00:30:36,365 passed out on the side of the road. 701 00:30:36,368 --> 00:30:38,634 Narrator: He'll spend the rest of the night behind bars 702 00:30:38,637 --> 00:30:40,235 and his car will be towed. 703 00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:42,972 Looks like I go to jail for hiding the truth. 704 00:30:42,975 --> 00:30:45,708 I need to tell the truth. 705 00:30:45,711 --> 00:30:47,243 You know what I mean? 706 00:30:54,987 --> 00:30:58,187 Narrator: Back down on the Gulf, near the border with Mexico, 707 00:30:58,190 --> 00:31:02,058 game wardens watch a boat using a spotlight to navigate. 708 00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:04,660 It was running hard. 709 00:31:06,398 --> 00:31:07,529 Too fast. 710 00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:10,933 And the barge ain't got that yellow light. 711 00:31:10,936 --> 00:31:14,069 The fact that we are not able to actually see the boat 712 00:31:14,072 --> 00:31:16,872 and get an idea of where it's coming from, 713 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:19,741 that always is a little more concerning. 714 00:31:19,744 --> 00:31:23,012 Narrator: It could be smugglers or just fishermen. 715 00:31:23,015 --> 00:31:25,014 What I'm thinkin' is if this boat passes by, 716 00:31:25,017 --> 00:31:26,548 we get behind it and follow it and see 717 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:28,417 if it meets up with another. 718 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:30,352 Narrator: The team moves in for a closer look 719 00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:32,855 without giving themselves away. 720 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:42,064 ♪♪ 721 00:31:42,067 --> 00:31:45,267 It was running hard. 722 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:47,403 Too fast. 723 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:50,005 Narrator: On the Gulf of Mexico, Texas game wardens 724 00:31:50,008 --> 00:31:51,473 follow a suspicious boat 725 00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:55,011 as it turns toward a dock on one of the floating cabins. 726 00:31:55,014 --> 00:31:57,079 Hey, guys. State game warden. 727 00:31:57,082 --> 00:31:58,614 All right. If you could just put it clutch ahead, 728 00:31:58,617 --> 00:31:59,949 we're just gonna come over the side of you. 729 00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:02,084 And, um, where... Where are y'all headed? 730 00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:03,218 - Right here. - Okay. 731 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:04,420 [ Laughter ] 732 00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:05,688 I'll tell you what. Why don't y'all... just 733 00:32:05,691 --> 00:32:07,022 let y'all go ahead and get up to the dock? 734 00:32:07,025 --> 00:32:09,024 And then we'll jump off and have a chat with y'all. 735 00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,064 Y'all doin' all right, guys? 736 00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:17,166 - We're good. - Late-night run? 737 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,634 Narrator: Turns out they're a group of anglers 738 00:32:18,637 --> 00:32:20,369 heading to their fishing cabin. 739 00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:22,170 - You came from corpus? - Yeah. 740 00:32:22,173 --> 00:32:23,773 We came from Austin to corpus. 741 00:32:23,776 --> 00:32:26,842 - Austin to corpus? - But you put in, in corpus? 742 00:32:26,845 --> 00:32:28,644 - Yeah, yeah. - No. 743 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:30,179 - Oh, man. - It just... I mean, it was... 744 00:32:30,182 --> 00:32:33,515 The sun was just disappearing as we were takin' off. 745 00:32:33,518 --> 00:32:36,252 I said, "aw, why did we take off so darn late?" It just... 746 00:32:37,523 --> 00:32:38,921 Oh, thank y'all. I appreciate it. 747 00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:42,391 Thank you for being happy to see a game warden. 748 00:32:42,394 --> 00:32:43,926 One of our primary responsibilities 749 00:32:43,929 --> 00:32:47,063 is to make sure that people are safe on the water. 750 00:32:47,066 --> 00:32:48,330 I'm glad y'all made it in safely. 751 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:51,533 That's what's important. Enjoy your weekend. 752 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,669 The fact that we all go home tonight, 753 00:32:53,672 --> 00:32:56,271 and we're all safe is a successful mission. 754 00:32:56,274 --> 00:32:57,940 It's been a good day. 755 00:33:04,482 --> 00:33:06,649 Right there, boys. 756 00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:14,957 Narrator: 600 miles north, in bowie county, 757 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,093 near Wright patman lake, game warden hervey 758 00:33:18,096 --> 00:33:19,762 heads to the scene of a car crash 759 00:33:19,765 --> 00:33:21,230 with warden wei wei lin. 760 00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:24,166 And this vehicle, don't know if he's, uh, intoxicated 761 00:33:24,169 --> 00:33:26,101 or if it's a vehicle problem. 762 00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:27,436 So we're gonna head that way 763 00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:30,906 and try to figure out what it is. 764 00:33:30,909 --> 00:33:32,375 Ooh-whee. 765 00:33:32,378 --> 00:33:33,575 Narrator: Game warden Kessler 766 00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:36,379 and local officers are already on scene. 767 00:33:36,382 --> 00:33:40,716 Was wonderin' what was goin' on? 768 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:42,384 You go... you goin' this way or comin'... 769 00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:44,653 Oh, you were comin' this way. 770 00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:46,655 Yeah? 771 00:33:46,658 --> 00:33:48,324 Are you bleedin'? 772 00:33:48,327 --> 00:33:51,060 Narrator: The driver appears to have only minor injuries 773 00:33:51,063 --> 00:33:54,063 and shows no sign of being impaired. 774 00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:55,664 - He was movin'. - Huh? 775 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:57,332 - He was movin'. - He was... he says 40, 45. 776 00:33:57,335 --> 00:33:59,335 Oh, no way. No, no, no, no. 777 00:33:59,338 --> 00:34:00,870 - Well, look at that hole. - Can see where he... I know. 778 00:34:00,873 --> 00:34:03,472 You can see where he spun out down there. 779 00:34:03,475 --> 00:34:05,574 Do you wanna look him up on your computer? 780 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:09,678 Narrator: There's no record in the d.M.V. 781 00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:12,347 For the name and date of birth the man gave. 782 00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:14,750 He claims he doesn't have I.D. 783 00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:16,685 Nothing in the vehicle. 784 00:34:16,688 --> 00:34:18,287 So you don't have a driver's license? 785 00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:21,490 No, this is the ques... This the deal. 786 00:34:21,493 --> 00:34:23,292 If it's not comin' back in the computer, 787 00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:26,762 then you don't got one. Okay? 788 00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:27,963 Well, then something's not right. 789 00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:30,099 - Where's your wallet? - He don't know. 790 00:34:30,102 --> 00:34:33,235 Where was it earlier? 791 00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:34,636 Narrator: The game wardens search 792 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:38,274 for the wallet the man says was in the car. 793 00:34:49,922 --> 00:34:52,054 I don't believe he's being truthful about his name. 794 00:34:57,395 --> 00:35:00,996 Narrator: 200 miles west, in waxahachie, 795 00:35:00,999 --> 00:35:03,866 Powell continues his investigation into a woman 796 00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:07,603 who may be illegally obtaining owl parts. 797 00:35:07,606 --> 00:35:10,005 Woman: Made a headdress. And that was a long time ago. 798 00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:13,475 Okay. 799 00:35:13,478 --> 00:35:14,943 Our suspect is a drug user. 800 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,212 She might be using these headdresses 801 00:35:17,215 --> 00:35:19,748 to sell to support her drug habit. 802 00:35:19,751 --> 00:35:21,150 We don't want anybody to make any money 803 00:35:21,153 --> 00:35:23,418 off of protected species. 804 00:35:23,421 --> 00:35:24,954 She's livin' at a house, 805 00:35:24,957 --> 00:35:26,688 that drugs possibly might be there, 806 00:35:26,691 --> 00:35:28,157 might be a drug house. 807 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,092 We're gonna go do a knock and talk, 808 00:35:30,095 --> 00:35:32,761 lookin' for our evidence, you know, for potential... 809 00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:35,431 We could find some drugs there, also. 810 00:35:35,434 --> 00:35:36,832 Narrator: Game warden Powell calls 811 00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:38,500 the local drug task force 812 00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:42,104 for backup in case the situation turns dangerous. 813 00:35:42,107 --> 00:35:44,105 Me and, uh, John are here. 814 00:35:44,108 --> 00:35:45,908 So we'll just go up and knock on the door. 815 00:35:45,911 --> 00:35:47,175 "We know what's her name 816 00:35:47,178 --> 00:35:48,777 and we're lookin' for these owl parts." 817 00:35:48,780 --> 00:35:50,378 I think, uh, it might be a little bit easier 818 00:35:50,381 --> 00:35:52,181 for us to get in there. 819 00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:53,983 They probably know what y'all look like. 820 00:35:53,986 --> 00:35:56,118 But, uh, we might have luck getting in. 821 00:36:05,863 --> 00:36:08,197 Do you mind if I come in? 822 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,799 Hey, Mike, you, uh, [Bleep] Boyfriend? 823 00:36:10,802 --> 00:36:12,400 - Mm-hmm. - Hey, I talked to [bleep] 824 00:36:12,403 --> 00:36:13,669 She's got a little headdress 825 00:36:13,672 --> 00:36:16,205 and, uh, dream catcher, has some feathers on it. 826 00:36:16,208 --> 00:36:17,606 Do you know what we're talkin' about? 827 00:36:17,609 --> 00:36:21,477 You got it in here? Take a look at it real quick. 828 00:36:24,550 --> 00:36:27,283 ♪♪ 829 00:36:27,286 --> 00:36:28,817 Narrator: Back in bowie county, 830 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:32,487 the game wardens don't find the accident victim's wallet, 831 00:36:32,490 --> 00:36:35,424 but they do find him in the system in another state. 832 00:36:35,427 --> 00:36:37,960 - Where'd y'all find it? - She wasn't lookin' in Arkansas. 833 00:36:37,963 --> 00:36:39,428 Oh, she wasn't lookin' in Arkansas. 834 00:36:39,431 --> 00:36:41,930 Okay. That explains a lot. 835 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:45,034 Narrator: While officers complete the accident report, 836 00:36:45,037 --> 00:36:46,835 the game wardens turn their attention 837 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:49,037 to the man's activity at the lake. 838 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,639 You just hangin' out today? 839 00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:55,243 Fishing or what's goin' on? 840 00:36:55,246 --> 00:36:57,046 Narrator: Hervey checks his fish. 841 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:00,883 Let's go measure 'em. 842 00:37:06,124 --> 00:37:07,456 Crappie in the state of Texas 843 00:37:07,459 --> 00:37:10,893 has gotta be 10 inches long to be legal. 844 00:37:10,896 --> 00:37:14,730 And, uh, it appears that none of these are 10 inches. 845 00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:19,468 There's a legal one. 846 00:37:19,471 --> 00:37:22,338 You know what the size limit is for crappie? 847 00:37:22,341 --> 00:37:25,341 10 inches long. Yeah. 848 00:37:25,344 --> 00:37:26,475 You're supposed to know the rules when you come out, 849 00:37:26,478 --> 00:37:28,544 all right? 850 00:37:28,547 --> 00:37:32,748 That's six illegal and one legal and, uh, totaled his car, also. 851 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:34,216 Not a good day. 852 00:37:34,219 --> 00:37:36,818 Narrator: Kessler writes the man a citation, 853 00:37:36,821 --> 00:37:38,954 while hervey finds a worthy recipient 854 00:37:38,957 --> 00:37:42,224 of the illegal fish so they don't go to waste. 855 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:46,494 I think I see one of my old timers down here 856 00:37:46,497 --> 00:37:48,497 at the spillway. 857 00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:50,231 - Givin' away to him? - Yeah, give it to him. 858 00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:51,433 He'll be... yeah, he's down here. 859 00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:54,837 He's the old brown Van. He's a character. 860 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:55,904 Oh, there he is. 861 00:37:55,907 --> 00:37:58,773 What's up, easy money? Huh? 862 00:37:58,776 --> 00:38:01,710 - You want 'em? - Yeah. 863 00:38:01,713 --> 00:38:03,245 Where's your ice chest? 864 00:38:03,248 --> 00:38:05,447 That's six undersized crappie with today's date. 865 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,648 Anybody got a question, 866 00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:08,050 there's my number on the other side. 867 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:09,852 - Okay, thanks. - You don't catch too many. 868 00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,320 - I ain't gonna catch... - We'll see y'all. 869 00:38:11,323 --> 00:38:13,122 Y'all have a good day. 870 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:19,128 Narrator: Near Dallas, wardens Powell and Thorne 871 00:38:19,131 --> 00:38:21,397 look for evidence of illegal owl parts 872 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:22,931 at their suspect's home. 873 00:38:22,934 --> 00:38:23,932 What is that? 874 00:38:23,935 --> 00:38:25,600 It's an owl foot. 875 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:27,803 [Bleep] Did bring it to you? 876 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:28,870 Definitely a barred owl. 877 00:38:28,873 --> 00:38:30,672 And we've got some songbirds and... 878 00:38:30,675 --> 00:38:32,474 There's stuff everywhere. Yeah, there's a blue Jay. 879 00:38:32,477 --> 00:38:33,942 We gotta get those blue Jay feathers. 880 00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:35,610 Let's grab those right now. 881 00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:37,145 That's her picture in the middle, isn't it? 882 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:38,681 - Is that her? - Yeah, that's her. 883 00:38:38,684 --> 00:38:39,815 Exactly. That's... 884 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:40,949 - Awesome. - Perfect, yeah. 885 00:38:40,952 --> 00:38:43,886 Sir, we found the parts that she denied she had. 886 00:38:43,889 --> 00:38:46,421 Narrator: The game wardens now have all the evidence 887 00:38:46,424 --> 00:38:49,625 they need to prove the wildlife crime, 888 00:38:49,628 --> 00:38:53,094 but they also find evidence of other illegal activity 889 00:38:53,097 --> 00:38:54,897 in the house. 890 00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:58,299 There's a pipe right there. 891 00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:01,837 Hey, Mike, what do you have in that tin can right there? 892 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,973 Oh, man, you got a little methamphetamine in here. 893 00:39:04,976 --> 00:39:07,843 All right, man, is this yours? 894 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:10,512 Narrator: As Powell questions the suspects further... 895 00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:11,913 You have any weapons in here, first? 896 00:39:11,916 --> 00:39:15,584 Or you got any knives or got any pistols or anything? 897 00:39:15,587 --> 00:39:19,187 Narrator: Two men sneak out the back door. 898 00:39:19,190 --> 00:39:23,124 When warden Powell heads outside to see what they're up to, 899 00:39:23,127 --> 00:39:25,961 one of the men bolts. 900 00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:35,370 ♪♪ 901 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:37,706 Narrator: Near Dallas, game warden Powell 902 00:39:37,709 --> 00:39:42,911 chases a man who fled a house after drugs were found inside. 903 00:39:42,914 --> 00:39:44,580 Somebody just come up through here? 904 00:39:44,583 --> 00:39:46,515 You did? Did you come from this house? 905 00:39:46,518 --> 00:39:48,316 I'm just pattin' you down real quick. 906 00:39:48,319 --> 00:39:51,053 - I... yeah, I don't care. - Okay, that's fine. Good deal. 907 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:52,988 He was sweating, acting very nervous. 908 00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:54,789 He kept puttin' his hands in his pocket. 909 00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:56,458 I don't know if he has my evidence. 910 00:39:56,461 --> 00:39:58,927 He might be leavin' with some drugs. 911 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:00,462 I got people poppin' out of the back door... 912 00:40:00,465 --> 00:40:01,496 - Yeah, I know. - And runnin' up here. 913 00:40:01,499 --> 00:40:02,731 - So... - I-I didn't run up here. 914 00:40:02,734 --> 00:40:06,067 Okay. 915 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,137 Narrator: Powell finds drugs in the man's pocket. 916 00:40:08,140 --> 00:40:09,538 Put your hands behind your back. 917 00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:10,672 - What... what did I do, sir? - Put your hands behind... 918 00:40:10,675 --> 00:40:11,739 - Put your hands on... - What are you doing? 919 00:40:11,742 --> 00:40:12,875 Get on the ground! Get on the ground! 920 00:40:12,878 --> 00:40:14,276 I was the only officer there. 921 00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:16,077 Found the drugs. He started to resist. 922 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,881 So I just used quick force just to get him on the ground 923 00:40:18,884 --> 00:40:21,283 and get him contained and get him in custody. 924 00:40:21,286 --> 00:40:23,085 You know, with drugs and guns come together, 925 00:40:23,088 --> 00:40:25,554 and we can't ever take any chances like that. 926 00:40:25,557 --> 00:40:28,490 Is that all the, uh, methamphetamine you got on you? 927 00:40:28,493 --> 00:40:31,226 What's, uh, what's in that bag? 928 00:40:31,229 --> 00:40:32,894 You found it on the ground? 929 00:40:32,897 --> 00:40:34,496 Okay. Why'd you put it in your pocket? 930 00:40:34,499 --> 00:40:37,966 Why'd you put it in your pocket? 931 00:40:37,969 --> 00:40:39,701 You just... you just pick things and put 'em in your pocket? 932 00:40:39,704 --> 00:40:41,303 Okay. 933 00:40:41,306 --> 00:40:43,705 - I don't know. - Uh, 10-4, county. 934 00:40:43,708 --> 00:40:45,374 Contact task force... [ Speaks indistinctly ] 935 00:40:45,377 --> 00:40:47,242 Take a seat right here. 936 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:48,910 Narrator: Warden Powell hands the guy over 937 00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:52,314 to an undercover officer on the drug task force. 938 00:40:52,317 --> 00:40:53,849 Let me go deal with, uh, my warden, 939 00:40:53,852 --> 00:40:57,719 see if he's all right. Whew. 940 00:40:57,722 --> 00:40:59,054 Narrator: The game wardens 941 00:40:59,057 --> 00:41:01,990 have what they need to close the investigation. 942 00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:03,458 We found all our evidence we were lookin' for. 943 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:06,395 We found our owl talons, we found two headdresses, 944 00:41:06,398 --> 00:41:09,130 and we also found some illegal drugs. 945 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:10,332 Narrator: The boyfriend of the suspect 946 00:41:10,335 --> 00:41:11,733 in the owl parts case 947 00:41:11,736 --> 00:41:14,536 is taken into custody for the drugs. 948 00:41:14,539 --> 00:41:15,871 - We got our... got our goods. - [ Dog barks ] 949 00:41:15,874 --> 00:41:17,739 Back to work now. 950 00:41:17,742 --> 00:41:19,575 Good deal. Yeah, let's roll. 951 00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:24,145 [ Dog barks ] 952 00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:27,149 ♪♪ 953 00:41:28,305 --> 00:42:28,230 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org